Rear-Admiral Walter Hose, CBE, RCN Director of the Naval Service Of

Home , Admiral (Canada), Commodore (Canada), HMS Britannia (1904), HMS Calypso (1883), HMS Centurion (1892), HMS Centurion (1911)

Rear-Admiral Walter Hose, CBE, RCN Director of the Naval Service of Canada 01 January 1921 to 06 March 1928 Chief of the Naval Service of Canada 06 March 1928 to 30 June 1934

Born: 02 October 1875 At Sea on the P&O Steamer Surat near India Married: 1889 A native of St. John’s Newfoundland during his services in the waters off of Newfoundland. Died: 22 June 1965 Windsor, Ontario

Honour 23/04/1920+ CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire 28/08/1917+ 3rd Class Sacred Treasure of Japan WWI MID Mentioned in Despatches

Military – His RN Service

1889 Boy Seaman Joined the Royal Navy – HMS Britannia 1890 Cadet HMS Britannia 15/02/1892 Cadet HMS Imperieuse 15/03/1892 Midshipman HMS Imperieuse 01/01/1894 Midshipman HMS Centurion 15/05/1895 Midshipman HMS Calypso 15/09/1895 Sub-Lt HMS Calypso – Promoted Sub-Lieutenant, RN 01/08/1896 Sub-Lt In Command of Torpedo Boat 44 for Naval Manoeuvres 01/10/1896 Sub-Lt HMS Skate 01/01/1897 Sub-Lt HMS Polyphemus 15/06/1897 Sub-Lt HMS Dragon 31/09/1897 Lieutenant HMS Dragon – Promoted Lieutenant, RN 01/03/1898 Lieutenant HMS Bonaventure 15/10/1899 Lieutenant Lieutenant in Command HMS Tweed for Special Service on the West River, China Station 01/12/1899 Lieutenant HMS Bonaventure (Commanding Gunboats on the China Station) 01/09/1901 Lieutenant HMS Jupiter 01/04/1902 Lieutenant HMS Charybdie 14/04/1905 Lieutenant Lieutenant in Command HMS Ringdove – North Africa and West Indies Station 01/11/1905 Lieutenant Lieutenant in Command HMTBD Kale (Torpedo Boat), Devonport Flotilla - Home Fleet 19/01/1906 Lieutenant Lieutenant in Command HMS Redbreast – Persian Gulf 15/08/1908 Lieutenant Lieutenant in Command HMS Jason – Home Fleet 31/12/1908 Commander Promoted Commander – Commanding Officer HMS Jason – Home Fleet 15/02/1909 Commander Executive Officer, HMS Cochrane (Armoured Cruiser) 24/06/1911 Commander Lent to RCN Rear-Admiral Walter Hose, CBE, RCN Director of the Naval Service of Canada 01 January 1921 to 06 March 1928 Chief of the Naval Service of Canada 06 March 1928 to 30 June 1934

Military (RCN Service)

24/06/1911 Commander Lent to RCN; Commanding Officer HMCS Rainbow and Cdr-in-Charge Esquimalt Dockyard 30/11/1911 Commander Ends Command of HMCS Rainbow – remains Commander-in-Charge Esquimalt Dockyard 01/01/1912 Commander Retires from the Royal Navy; Transfers to the Royal Canadian Navy 01/01/1916 Acting Captain Promoted Acting Captain, Royal Canadian Navy 14/08/1917 Acting Captain Commanding Officer HMCS Lansdowne in Command of Sydney Base & Captain in Command Patrols 30/11/1917 Acting Captain Captain of Patrols at HMCS Stadacona - to organize the east coast patrols 19/03/1918 Captain Promoted Captain, RCN – HMCS Stadacona 01/05/1918 Captain Senior Naval Officer Halifax 01/05/1918 Captain Commanding Officer HMCS Seagull (Patrol Depot) as Captain of Patrols 15/05/1919 Captain Superintendent HMC Dockyard, Halifax 30/03/1920 Captain Naval Assistant to the Minister of Naval Services – Assistant Director Naval Service 01/07/1920 Captain Naval Assistant to MNS and Acting Director of Naval Service of Canada 01/01/1921 Captain Director of the Naval Service of Canada replacing Admiral Kingsmill 14/08/1923 Commodore Promoted Commodore (1st Class), RCN 01/11/1923 Commodore Naval Advisor to the Canadian Delegation at the 1923 Imperial Conference 01/11/1926 Commodore Naval Advisor to the Canadian Delegation at the 1926 Imperial Conference 01/07/1927 Commodore Naval Advisor to the Canadian Delegation at the Three Power Naval Limitation Conference, Geneva 07/03/1928 Commodore Chief of the Naval Staff of Canada, RCN 01/01/1930 Commodore Naval Advisor to the Canadian Delegation at the London Naval Conference 30/06/1934 Rear-Admiral Promoted Rear-Admiral, RCN - Retires

(from the book, The Admirals, Canadian Naval Leadership in the 20th Century and Nauticapedia)

HOSE, Walter, Captain - Commander - Order of the British Empire (Military) (CBE) - RCN - Awarded as per London Gazette of 23 April 1920 (no Canada Gazette).

"CBE awarded for outstanding service as the Assistant Director of the Canadian Naval Service."

Medals

CBE China Medal (1900-1901) 1914-1915 Star Victory Medal with MID British war Medal 3rd Class, Sacred Treasure of Japan